US says Iran behind cyber attacks on Harris, Trump election campaigns | US Election 2024 News

US says Iran behind cyber attacks on Harris, Trump election campaigns | US Election 2024 News

Intelligence agencies accuse Iran of trying to create discord amid concern about foreign interference in November election. The United States has accused Iran of launching cyber attacks on the presidential campaigns of Kamala Harris and Donald Trump and targeting US voters with influence operations designed to exacerbate political division. The…

Who was freed in biggest Russia-West prisoner swap since the Cold War? | Politics News

Who was freed in biggest Russia-West prisoner swap since the Cold War? | Politics News

Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich has been freed as part of the biggest prisoner swap between Russia and the West since the Cold War. Paul Whelan, a former US marine, as well as prominent Russian opposition politicians and activists who had been jailed for criticising the full-scale invasion of…

‘Julian Assange is free’: Wikileaks founder freed in deal with US | Julian Assange News

‘Julian Assange is free’: Wikileaks founder freed in deal with US | Julian Assange News

Assange to plead guilty to one charge of espionage and return home to Australia after decades fighting US extradition. WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been freed from prison in the United Kingdom and is on his way home to Australia after agreeing to plead guilty to a single charge of…

Israeli firms sold invasive surveillance tech to Indonesia: Report | Cybersecurity News

Israeli firms sold invasive surveillance tech to Indonesia: Report | Cybersecurity News

An international investigation has found that at least four Israeli-linked firms have been selling invasive spyware and cyber surveillance technology to Indonesia, which has no formal diplomatic ties with Israel and is the world’s most populous Muslim nation. The research by Amnesty International’s Security Lab – based on open sources…

Germany detains trio suspected of spying for China | Espionage News

Germany detains trio suspected of spying for China | Espionage News

The alleged spies have been working with Chinese agents for at least two years, authorities say. Germany has arrested three people suspected of supplying sensitive technologies to China. Prosecutors said on Monday that the German nationals handed technologies with potential military purposes to Chinese intelligence, with whom they have been…

Burkina Faso kicks out three French diplomats over ‘subversive activities’ | Espionage News

Burkina Faso kicks out three French diplomats over ‘subversive activities’ | Espionage News

Gwenaelle Habouzit, Herve Fournier and Guillaume Reisacher, who allegedly met civil society leaders, have 48 hours to leave. Burkina Faso has accused three French diplomats of “subversive activities” and ordered them to leave the country within 48 hours, according to a foreign ministry letter viewed by Reuters and Agence France-Presse…

Former US diplomat who spied for Cuba sentenced to 15 years in prison | Espionage News

Former US diplomat who spied for Cuba sentenced to 15 years in prison | Espionage News

Victor Manuel Rocha conducted one of the longest-lasting infiltrations of the US government, the Justice Department said. Victor Manuel Rocha, a former United States diplomat, has been sentenced to 15 years in prison after admitting to acting as an agent of Cuba, in what the US Department of Justice has…

Biden ‘considering’ Australian request to drop case against Assange | Espionage News

Biden ‘considering’ Australian request to drop case against Assange | Espionage News

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says US president’s comments encouraging. United States President Joe Biden has said he is “considering” a request by Australia to end the decade-long push to prosecute WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange over the release of troves of classified documents. Australia’s parliament in February passed a motion…

Pakistan slams Indian minister’s remarks on pursuing suspects across border | Politics News

Pakistan slams Indian minister’s remarks on pursuing suspects across border | Politics News

Islamabad said the comments undermine peace and impede the prospect of constructive engagement. Pakistan has denounced “provocative remarks” made by Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, who said in an interview that India would enter Pakistan to kill anyone who escapes over its border after trying to carry out attacks. Singh’s…